32 Times We Thanked the Universe for Beyonce (Who Turns 32 Today)

Today, the world officially turns 32 A.B. A.B., of course, stands for "After Beyonce"—so yes, I suppose another way of putting that is to say today is Beyonce's 32nd birthday. But I think we all know it all feels bigger than one woman's birthday; it's a chance to celebrate the fact that we've living in an age in which we've gotten to enjoy all of the moments below. 32) That time she gave the world a succinct way to sum up commitment-phobes, wrapped in a tasty perfect-dance-song shell. 31) That time she and Jay took Blue Ivy to Paris and everything was like Madeline, but chic-er. 30) When she reminded us not to lose your cool if your hair gets caught in a fan in front of 60,000 people (or the metaphor version of that for your own life). 29) That time she made us want to replace every "reach for the moon you'll land among the blah blah blah" powder room plaque with a tiny everlasting loop of this: 28) During her stirring Dreamgirls walkout. 27) That time that, in the "Love on Top" video, she did a bang-up impression of that time we busied ourselves dancing and stealing

Today, the world officially turns 32 A.B. A.B., of course, stands for "After Beyonce"—so yes, I suppose another way of putting that is to say today is Beyonce's 32nd birthday. But I think we all know it all feels bigger than one woman's birthday; it's a chance to celebrate the fact that we've living in an age in which we've gotten to enjoy all of the moments below.

32) That time she gave the world a succinct way to sum up commitment-phobes, wrapped in a tasty perfect-dance-song shell.